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I would say that a good looking helmet is what makes the entire costume come together. Without it, it just isn't Fett. Once you've got a raw helmet though, cleaning it up and giving it a decent paintjob is a different story.

A Helmet big enough for fat heads like me . Hard to find one for 7 1/2 hat size.

I'm thinking there's a need for larger helmets since I had to get a Bobamaker bucket (third hand) to fit my noggin. Wizard of Flight's helmet templates at 100% were still a little too close to my nose and a little too small for comfort.

My scratch-built helmets are getting better, but my scratch-built armor is way better.

What would everyone like to see in the Cargo Hold?
Bigger helmets and upsized armor or jet packs and gauntlets?

I'm thinking about making sintra armor for bigger people and possibly helmets also. Input anyone?

I would think jet packs. There are more options for helmets and somewhat for gauntlets. But now that MOW stopped making the JP its a lot harder to come by for a decent one. Even not decent ones are hard to come by.

They were only made for six months by a poor wool farmer from the now Republic of Uzbekistan and were actually originally a scarf before a Lucasfilm intern found it and was made to weave them into two calf high crew socks. Of course, she also sourced the elastic on the top from a difficult to find disco belt, so you need both parts. The original scarves pop up on eBay from time to time with a starting bid of $2500. For the disco belt do a search for "Studio 54 and waist".

You can, however, find socks that are close to the original at Sam's Club in packs of 10 for $5, and only a trained eye can truly discern the difference.

As far as jet packs go, what do y'all think about a slush cast resin one reinforced with fiberglass matting on the inside? or would one made from thin sintra with fiberglass reinforcement be better for trooping?

Regarding helmets, if there is an interest in upsized buckets, ie: 10% - 20 % larger than most helmets, I would make one from Sintra and reinforce it with fiberglass matting on the inside. The smooth mat stuff, not the prickly, hairy kind.